Cellophane and fancy paper products and the like



1933- E. M. HACKER 1,921,819

CELLOPHANE AND FANCY PAPER PRODUCTS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 20, 1952 INVENTOR- EQQNUEL P1 HHCKEK ATTORNEY- Patented Aug. 8, 1933 CELLOPHANE AND FANCY PAPER PRODUCTS AN'} THE LIKE Emanuel M. Hacker, New York, N. Y., assignor of one-half to David Usdan, Lawrence, N. Y.

Application December 20, 1932. Serial No. 648,076 o 12 Claims. (01. 154-2) This invention relates to new and useful imthere are any number of astringents which may provements in material known generally under be used I prefer to use alum or aluminum-sulthe trademark Cellophane and similar other phate. A convenient formula for the use of materials and fancy paper products and the like. either of these ingredients consists in dissolving The term Cellophane for this specification and one tablespoonful of alum in a small quantity of 60 i the claims will be considered to be ageneric exhot water and then adding sufiicient water to pression and includes similar other materials. make one quart. This solution should-be wetted The invention has for an object to increase over the wrinkled Cellophane of commercial the effect of Cellophane and products includweight known as 300, and when it becomes dry ing a Cellophane covering. it has the effect desired. When aluminum-sul- 65 More particularly the invention proposes an phate is used, the solution can be prepared by arrangement whereby Cellophane is formed using one half a tablespoonful of aluminumwith wrinkling or similar irregularities over its sulphate and dissolving it in a small quantity of surface, and an arrangement whereby this efiect hot water and then adding suiiicient water to is maintained permanently. make one quart. This solution should be applied 7 Furthermore the invention proposes the appliupon the wrinkled Cellophane, of 300 commercation of Cellophane sheets as described above, cial weight, and when the Cellophane becomes applied to paper products and other similar goods, dry, its crystalline effect will be highly desirable, such as covering and lining paper and fibre boxes, From experiments I have found that with the and various other decorative purposes. use of aluminum-sulphate there is a larger The invention still further proposes a simple shrinkage of a sheet of Cellophane than when process for treating ordinary "Cellophane sheets merely wrinkled without the use of any chemical. to accomplish the eifect before mentioned. The invention also relates to the construction For further comprehension of the invention, of various fancy paper products. The term pa- 25 and of the objects and advantages thereof, refper in this specification and in the claims will be 30 erence will be had to the following description considered a generic expression to include cloth and accompanying drawing, and to the appended and other similar materials. The use of crepe claims in which the various novel features of paper in conjunction with the fancy "Cellothe invention are more particularly set forth. phane sheets forms a very attractive product.

30 In the accompanying drawing forming a ma- The treated Cellophane sheets should be terial part of this disclosure:- placed upon or secured upon the fancy paper.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a piece If secured it should be glued in place. Then of fancy paper constructed according to this int a y P p y e ld d into various orvention. namental designs. 35 Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on In Figs. 1 and 2 one particular design has the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. been shown which comprises crepe paper 10 Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. covered with treated "Cellophane 11. These 1 but illustrating another form of the invention. sheets are bent into a design a for p n To obtain. the Cellophane" effect previously in which there are a plurality of parallel adjadescribed sheets of "Cellophane should be cent panels 12. In Fig. 3 another form of decrushed, wrinkled, pebbled or similarly tre ted sign has been shown which comprises a plurality to impregnate wrinkles, etc., throughout its area, of diamond shapes 13. Particular attention is either by machine or hand, in the dry or wet called to the wrinkles 14 in the Cellophane state. For this specification wrinkling 111 b sheet. This wrinkling effect increases the crysd as a generic t r to includ crushing, pebtalline efi'ect of the Cellophane and produces a 00 bling and the like. The sheets of Cellophane very att t ve product. are then partially straightenedwut and treated While I have illustrated and described my inwith an astringent which has the power t vention with some degree of particularity, I realtract or draw together organic tissu so as t ize that in practice various alterations therein concentrate th effect 1 th wrinkling a d t may be made. I therefore reserve the right and k 11; permanent, privilege of changing the form of the details of Preferably the astringent should be of a t construction or otherwise altering the arrangewhich does not interfere with the natural gloss ment of the correlated parts without departing of the Cellophane. A mineral salt astringent 0 t e pirit 1 the Scope of the appended no hasbeen found best suited for the purpose. While claims. i

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:-

1. Fancy Cellophane, comprising a sheet of smooth Cellophane minutely wrinkled over its surface, and a minute deposit of an astringent on said sheet for concentrating the said wrinkling and for better bringing out the crystalline effect of the Cellophane.

2. Fancy Cellophane, comprising a sheet of smooth Cellophane minutely wrinkled over its surface, and a minute deposit of an astringent on said sheet for concentrating the said wrinkling and for better bringing out the crystalline effect of the Cellophane, said astringent being a mineral salt.

3. ancy Cellophane, comprising a sheet of smoot Cellophane minutely wrinkled over its surface, and a minute deposit of an astringent on said sheet for concentrating the said wrinkling and for better bringing out the crystalline effect of the Cellophane", said astringent being alum.

4. Fancy Cellophane, comprising a sheet of smooth Cellophane" minutely wrinkled over its surface, and a minute deposit of an astringent on said sheet for concentrating the said wrinkling and for better bringing out the crystalline effect of the Cellophane, said astringent being aluminum-sulphate.

5. A process for forming fancy Cellophane, consisting in wrinkling smooth sheets of Cellophane", and depositing a solution of an astringent thereon for concentrating the wrinkling and better bringing out the crystalline effect of the Cellophane.

6. A process for forming fancy Cellophane", consisting in wrinkling smooth sheets of Cellophane, and depositing a solution of an astringent thereon for concentrating the wrinkling and better bringing out the crystalline effect of the Cellophane, said solution consisting of a solution of a mineral salt in water.

'7. A process for forming fancy Cellophane, consisting in wrinkling smooth sheets of Cellophane", and depositing a solution of an astringent thereon for concentrating the wrinkling and better bringing out the crystalline effect of the Cellophane, said solution consisting of alum powder in water used in the ratio of one tablespoonful of alum in one quart of water.

8. A process for forming fancy Cellophane, consisting in wrinkling smooth sheets of Cellophane, and depositing a solution of an astringent thereon for concentrating the wrinkling and better bringing out the crystalline elfect of the Cellophane, said solution consisting of aluminum-sulphate and water in the ratio of one half a tablespoonful :1 quart.

9. A fancy paper product, comprising a sheet of fancy paper, and fancy Cellophane as described in claim 1 covering said sheet of fancy paper.

10. A fancy paper product, comprising a sheet of fancy paper, and fancy Cellophane as described in claim 1 covering said sheet of fancy paper, said fancy paper and Cellophane being secured together.

11. A fancy paper product, comprising a sheet of fancy paper, and fancy Cellophane as described in claim 1 covering said sheet of fancy paper, said fancy paper and Cellophane being secured together with glue.

12. A fancy paper product, comprising a sheet of fancy paper, and fancy Cellophane as described in claim 1 covering said sheet of fancy paper, said fancy paper and Cellophane being secured together by folding both of the sheets simultaneously into a design adapted to hold the sheets together.

EMANUEL M. HACKER. 

